| Harold F. Lewin, Director 7 Great Entertainment Events |
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July 31, 8 p.m.
$10 Music composed and performed by silent-film pianist Ben Model Host: filmmaker Lawrence Burke August 7, 4:30 p.m. Berkshire Shorts SHORT GEMS BY THE BEST OF TODAY’S BERKSHIRE WRITERS
$10 Performed by actors Ariel Bock and Jonathan Epstein Host: Holly Morse Beloved authors whose reputations for entertainment precede them, Roy Blount Jr., Laura Chester, Dan Klein, Maria Nation, and Ruth Reichl, span topics from football to food with warmth and insight. In widely different genres, they use humor to reveal what puts the spring in our step. Add an exciting new work by an author selected through competition and readings by actors Jonathan Epstein (Shakespeare & Company) and Ariel Bock (Berkshire Theatre Festival) for a unique and entertaining experience. A wine reception follows in the This program is made possible by a generous grant from the New Marlborough Cultural Council and an anonymous donor. August 28, 4:30 p.m.
$25 / $20 members Katharine Dain, soprano; Paul Sperry, tenor; Christopher Berg, pianist Songs by Christopher Berg, Tom Cipullo and Richard Hundley “When the director of Music and More asked me to put together an appealing program for the end of summer, I jumped at the chance to include songs by three of my favorite living composers. I prize them so highly because they all demonstrate a love of song, of poetry, of beautiful melody, of humor – qualities that I value when I go to a concert. I was also eager to share the concert with Katharine Dain, a remarkable young singer whose enthusiasm for this repertoire equals my own. Chris Berg is an amazing pianist as well as composer and getting him to play is a big added plus for Katharine and me.” — Paul Sperry A wine reception follows in the September 4, 4:30 p.m.
A BERKSHIRE DEBUT From first prize winner of the Beijing Young Pianist Competition at age seven, to the 2003 International Chopin Competition in Rome, to her 2010 Weill Hall at Carnegie debut in New York, this young pianist from Beijing, China has proven to be an exciting performer with a genuine flair for virtuosity. Her program includes sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, Robert Schumann’s Carnival, Scriabin’s Sonata No.5 and music by Franz Liszt. A wine reception follows in the
$25 / $20 members
Music by Haydn, Schumann and Beethoven Haydn Trio in D minor, XV: 23; R. Schumann Trio in D minor, Op. 63; Beethoven Trio in Eb major, Op 70 No. 2 A wine reception follows in the September 25, 4:30 p.m.
$25 / $20 members Music by Beethoven, Shostakovitch and Mendelssohn A brilliant solo cellist with an exquisitely beautiful tone, Keith Robinson hails from a distinguished musical family that includes Sharon Robinson, cellist of the Kalichstien-Laredo-Robinson Trio, and Hal Robinson, principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra. As a member of the famed Miami String Quartet, Keith can be heard with the Quartet on numerous CD’s. Recent concert appearances range from Maui in Hawaii to New York City and include such distinguished venues as Ravinia, Mostly Mozart, The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, Chamber Music Northwest, South Mountain Concerts in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and more. This year the pair will record the complete works for cello and piano by Felix Mendelssohn. A wine reception follows in the October 2, 4:30 p.m. Award-Winning Authors $20 / $15 members Host: Mitchel Levitas of The New York Times Three nationally prominent authors will discuss the rewards and frustrations of writing their recently published work and answer questions from the audience.
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